Red River stacked a 13th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard in Saturday's first game. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Hackberry Mustangs an 11-0 shutout. Red River's pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last three matches.
John Dickey spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just zero earned runs on two hits and racked up eight Ks.
At the plate, Tyler Hughes was incredible, going 3-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Kenny Lazarus, who scored two runs and stole five bases while going 1-for-3.
On Hackberry's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Devin Murphy, who went 1-for-2 with a double. Murphy has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Red River pushed their record up to 21-7 with that win, which was their third straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.3 runs per game. As for Hackberry, their loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-10.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Red River beat Hackberry by a score of 16-1 later that day.
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